Reggae News

• Snowlive draws all-star players from rock, reggae, New Orleans to Lake Tahoe
  Soulive, from left: Neal Evans, Eric Krasno and Alan Evans. A four-night event with the funk-rock trio Soulive and special guests. Advance tickets for each show are $25 or $30 at the door if tickets are still available. Saturday's show has sold out. […]
• Senegal's N'Dour to embrace reggae in next album
  Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour wants to explore reggae more with new songs on his next album after paying homage to Jamaican singer Bob Marley on his most recent release, Dakar-Kingston. […]
• Concert paying tribute to reggae artist Bob Marley to benefit Leesburg's Carver Middle School
  LEESBURG — Reggae musician Bob Marley said, "Love the life you live, live the life you love." […]
• Reggae musician at StageOne
  Reggae musician Mishka will perform at StageOne Wednesday, Feb. 22. Photo: Contributed Photo / CT Fairfield Theatre Co. will present a performance by reggae musician Mishka at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at StageOne, 70 Sanford St. Doors open 7 p.m. […]
• Bunny Wailer cancels Reggae Wednesdays appearance
  REGGAE icon Bunny Wailer has cancelled his appearance at Reggae Wednesdays tonight. In a release to the media the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) apologised for the late cancellation by the top tier artiste who informed the association at 3:00 pm today. […]
• A FOND FAREWELL TO GLEN CAMPBELLBIG MOUNTAIN, REGGAE FESTIVAL STEP OUTSIDE
  There will be at least two notable anniversaries at this weekend’s two-day Tribute to the Reggae Legends Festival at downtown’s Broadway Pier. The first is the event itself, which was launched 31 years ago as the Bob Marley Day Festival by Makeda Dread, the founder of Balboa Park’s invaluable World Beat Center. […]
• I-Octane’s ‘Crying To the nation’: Powerful reggae with a message
  The life cycle of a reggae hit can be long, but the single “Lose a Friend” by I-Octane has had an incredible run by any standard. The song, in which the Sandy Bay, Jamaica, native sings — with a catch in his throat — about a slain friend, was well-received when it was released in 2009. Then, in 2010, the song comforted residents of Kingston, Jamaica, during […]